Welcome to my home in blogland. Here, I strive to make you laugh like never before, cry warmhearted tears, get silly, and be naughty. Together, we'll uncover sweet morsels in the light and dark. You'll leave craving chocolate. That's a given. I'm a bad influence. Oy vey, am I a bad influence! {But I do recommend fair trade and organic varieties.} Please enjoy the samples, and may you fast become addicted. You're most welcome to return.

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Sunday, November 7, 2010

CHOCO-QUIZ TIME!

Quiet down, boys and girls. I just received this letter from the School Bored:

Dear Mrs. Life by Chocolate,

We noticed that your students' standardized test scores could not be found. We searched well below the mean, median, and mode. Look lady, it does not suffice to send us their cute profile pictures and tell us how smart they are for following your silly blog. No, no. You must administer the following quiz pronto. Otherwise, we'll cut you off of that nasty chocolate pudding served in the school cafeteria. We know you like that stuff.

Sincerely,Superintendent Dwayne Schneider

Well, I always thought Dwayne was a sexy superintendent, so I'm going to hit you up with this quiz. Sharpen those #2 pencils, or take your typewriters out. There will be no cheating. You can send your answers to my email or drop them off in the comments section. Good luck. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1) Cocoa butter (fat) comprises what percentage of the cocoa bean?A) 23%B) 33%C) 43%D) 53%

2) Milk chocolate that is properly stored does not typically last longer thanA) 7 monthsB) 9 monthsC) 11monthsD) 13 years

3) True or False: Valentine's Day is celebrated widely in Saudi Arabia.

4) United States standards require that milk chocolate contains a minimum of what percentage of cocoa solids?A) 10%B) 15%C) 30%D) 45%

I am going to completely GUESS at all these questions, because I'm a complete dumbass at chocolate knowledge (I like to EAT it, not study it!)....but I figure I'm due for another F anyway....so here goes:

1. D2. D3. FALSE4. C5. C6. C7. A8. B9. FALSE10. A!!!!!!!!

Ok, I'm done now. Am I redeemed by a correct #10 answer? Do I still get my precious "F". ("F" sounds so much nicer than "D".)

It is sad, Jenny. Hershey's continues doing business with plantations in the Ivory Coast known to exploit children. The details are quite horrifying. The company's been hush-hush about it all. Meanwhile, other chocolate companies are making good changes by going fair trade and/or taking their business elsewhere. xo